Archive for September 2008
Your Partner in Life and Law
Update – a reader tipped me off to this letter from Bruce Allen’s Marketing Catalyst that seeks a spouse’s buy in when a professional signs up for Allen’s services. Actually, I think one of the hardest things for a spouse to understand is that new solos need to invest much of their extra in business…
Read MoreBuilding a $2 Million Practice From Scratch
Are you building your law practice from scratch? If so, you might want to follow some of the lessons that Wilton McDonald, winner of one of Originate magazine’s Rainmaker awards shares here. McDonald isn’t a true solo – he was hired by a small firm in Grand Cayman as senior associate for an eat-what-you kill…
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State Bar Review
Meet Me At the National Solo and Small Firm Conference
I’ll be attending the upcoming ABA National Solo and Small Firm Conference in Santa Fe next week, October 2-4, moderating a panel on blogging. So if there are any specific questions that you’d like me to explore, drop me a comment, or come to the panel — it’s not too late to sign up. I’m…
Read MoreWhether By Choice or Necessity, They Took the Road Not Taken
Some of us start law firms because we want to, others because we have no alternatives. I was again reminded of this dichotomy by a pair of inspiring stories, here and here, about two successful shinglers, now in the twilight of their careers, who each started law firms at different times and under different circumstances,…
Read MoreHelp Me Update MyShingle and Get A Copy of SBC, Plus A Consult
UPDATE 9/24/08 – I have already received a number of wonderful responses to this inquiry, and I’m not accepting any more. If you have already sent me an email, I will be in touch within the next few days. The Online Guide to Solo Practice has been a flagship feature of MyShingle, ever since I launched…
Read MoreWhat We Do Matters: A Reminder from the Last Lecture
Everyday across the nation, hundreds of solos talk to their clients — breaking bad news, explaining how the law works or offering suggestions on how to handle a divorce or fight a trumped up criminal charges or save their home from foreclosure. Nothing precedent-setting or earthshattering, nothing as sexy or high profile as, for example,…
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